TEL Alumni Spotlights
Alumni Spotlights are in-depth stories that focus on the journeys of TEL Fellows: their leaderships, identities, and the ways TEL has impacted their work.
Kevelin Jones II
INAUGURAL COHORT 1
2018-2019
“You don’t have to lead alone.”
Shannon Wanless
COHORT 2
2020-2021
“Lead with equity and love.”
Sonya Mehta
COHORT 2
2020-2021
“Healing is leadership.”
Mai Xi Lee
COHORT 2
2020-2021
“Action begins in community.”
Richa Gupta
COHORT 2
2020 - 2021
“Inner work, outer change.”
Dante Capers
COHORT 3
2022-2023
“Leading with clarity and care.”
Kamilah Drummond-Forrester
COHORT 2
2020-2021
“TEL helped me reclaim my joy.”
Dawn Brooks DeCosta
COHORT 3
2022-2023
“Pause, listen, and learn.”
Craig Aarons-Martin
COHORT 3
2022-2023
“Leading with authenticity.”
Pedro L. Carreño
COHORT 2
2020-2021
“Leading with presence and care.”
Simone Gonyea
INAUGURAL COHORT 1
2018-2019
“Strength in togetherness.”
Leila Lurie
COHORT 4
2024-2025
“It’s the inner work that leads to systemic change.”